More support for the theory that OpenAI is equal parts “never have an original idea” + “steal other people’s work because you’re constitutionally incapable of imagining anything on your own”—with a hefty dollop of “fetishize women and refuse to take no for an answer.”
NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn obtained this statement from Scarlett Johansson regarding OpenAI's ChatGPT voice that sounds like her role from the 2013 movie "Her"
Just the most prototypical techbro dumbshit "go for it" ideology to think you can steal the voice of one of the biggest actors in Hollywood and no one will notice.
the entire AI ecosystem is an attempt to shoehorn in cultural relevance for the type of guy who thinks that he has a great idea for a comic book and just needs someone to write and illustrate and publish and market it for him
Also shows they believe they are immune to consequences. Did they think stealing the voice of one of the most marketable actresses in Hollywood would go unnoticed? Or she doesn’t have the resources to go after them? Plus this will further galvanize the industry against them.
I mean largely they are immune. Our ability to hold accountable or punish these people is basically non-existent. We can't even hold people accountable for trying to overthrow the government without it being a herculean task.
Listening to Altman talk about art and the act of creation, it's not surprising. Altman and the other AI-techbros *hate* art. Like not just they don't understand it but have a weirdly visceral reaction against the concept. They want "content" and think that will replace art.
The more I think about Altman, OpenAI, and similar projects, the more angry I get. There’s no way they didn’t have conversations about data rights early on and decided to ask forgiveness over permission. Then, there’s the deep fake revenge porn thing, which has been going on for years. All so gross.
At least back in the 1960's, they had the decency to actually credit the voice actress speaking on behalf of the computer.
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